tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-78604549702557504822011-04-22T03:43:08.452+01:00Adventures in Gardening with Betty MewBetty Mewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14497404106110098497noreply@blogger.comBlogger41100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7860454970255750482.post-72889339429701264682008-03-29T10:27:00.005Z2008-03-29T10:39:21.228Z

A few weeks ago,while on my weekly shop in Tesco, I found myself drawn to a rather luscious bamboo. This had been planted into an equally lovely white pot. Both items soon found their way into my shopping basket with the usual host of impulse purchases. Once I got back home I scanned the instructions card. The care instructions were pretty basic:Keep plant watered.Shelter from the cold.

Betty Mewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14497404106110098497noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7860454970255750482.post-50988000741829444872008-03-22T22:49:00.006Z2008-03-29T10:39:48.819Z

In a little under a week a selection of the seeds that I planted popped to say hello!The first to make the entrance into the world were the sweet peas, cosmos, geraniums, sunflowers and onions. The photograph shows the sweet peas - aw, aren't they cute!I can imagine the seedlings probably wish they could curl back into the soil. The cold weather has come creeping back across the UK. Let's hope

Betty Mewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14497404106110098497noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7860454970255750482.post-4720559381489605852008-03-21T11:36:00.006Z2008-03-21T12:25:04.891Z

With the sun out last Friday I decided it would be the perfect day to get my collection of seeds sown.To recap, I am starting out with these flowers:Mixed CosmosSunflowers 'Harlequin'Pansy 'Padaradja'Mixed sweet peaLobelia 'String of pearls'Geranium 'Moulin Rogue'Pansy seeds from last year...and these vegetables:Pumpkins 'One too many'Tomatoes 'Moneymaker'Onion seeds 'Long de florence

Betty Mewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14497404106110098497noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7860454970255750482.post-39459547040419073672008-03-21T10:33:00.005Z2008-03-21T12:15:12.436Z

Hi. Welcome to Mew Gardens!I am Betty Mew, a novice home gardener living in the north of England. I am planning to grow a varied seed collection of flowers and vegetables this gardening year and at the same time I thought I would create my first ever blog!The flowers I have started to grow are Mixed Cosmos, Sunflowers 'Harlequin', Pansy 'Padaradja', mixed sweet pea, Lobelia 'String of pearls',

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